[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 February 2017

2017-02-17 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 17, 2017
* NYNY1702.17

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Greater White-Fronted Goose
ROSS’S GOOSE
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Common Goldeneye
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
American Bittern
Rough-legged Hawk
SANDHILL CRANE
Wilson’s Snipe
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-headed Woodpecker
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
Baltimore Oriole

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 17,
2017 at 6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK GUILLEMOT, THICK-BILLED MURRE,
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, SANDHILL CRANE, PINK-FOOTED and ROSS’S GEESE,
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED
GULLS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and more.

Last Sunday morning an immature BLACK GUILLEMOT was found just inside the
Montauk harbor inlet and it was still there today, diving actively near the
Coast Guard Station on Star Island.

Also in the Montauk area an adult winter LITTLE GULL was spotted moving by
the Point Tuesday morning with a few BONAPARTE’S GULLS and was off Camp
Hero today.  A female KING EIDER was still off the restaurant both Saturday
and Tuesday mornings, some RAZORBILLS continue off the Point and an ICELAND
GULL remains around the Montauk harbor inlet.  On Thursday and Friday a
BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen with BONAPARTE’S at the south end of Lake
Montauk.

Another nice alcid was a THICK-BILLED MURRE seen briefly Saturday before it
dove and disappeared off Rocky Point Marsh in Queens.  This area is
directly across Rockaway Inlet from Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, west of the
Marine Parkway Bridge.

The north fork TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was still visiting the cedars along
North Sea Drive in Southold at least to Wednesday – look especially in the
vicinity of the blue house #1625 North Sea Drive.

On the south fork the SANDHILL CRANE was again feeding in the fields along
Wainscott Hollow Road last Sunday.  If not there, check around Wainscott
Pond off Wainscott Main Street.

Two TUNDRA SWANS were still on Lake Ronkonkoma Wednesday.

The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE in Valley Stream was still at Hendrickson Park today,
and a 2nd revisited Elda Lake in North Babylon last Saturday.

A ROSS’S GOOSE was reported today from Narrow River Road in Orient.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were on the private golf course east of
Wellwood Avenue near the often productive cemeteries in the Farmingdale
area, these west of Belmont Lake State Park, a presumed overnight roosting
area for most of these geese.  Another WHITE-FRONTED was back on Playland
Lake in Rye Wednesday to today, usually flying out early in the morning.

A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continues with COMMON GOLDENEYES around Prospect
Point just a little northwest of the Sands Point Preserve.  Usually you
would need to walk out along the beach to view the GOLDENEYES.

Drake EURASIAN WIGEON were seen this week at Brooklyn’s Salt Marsh Nature
Center section of Marine Park, at Mill Creek on Staten Island, and on Fresh
Pond in Fort Salonga.

Birds at Shinnecock Tuesday included 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, AMERICAN BITTERN,
and ICELAND GULL.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was noted again at Cammanns Pond off Merrick Road last
Saturday, and another appeared off Orient Point, seen from the New London
Ferry Wednesday.

Single GLAUCOUS GULLS were noted in Bellport Saturday and on Roosevelt
Island in Manhattan Thursday.  A few ICELAND GULLS continue along the
Brooklyn shoreline, with one also still visiting Prospect Park Lake to
Thursday.

A RAZORBILL was seen off Coney Island Beach and Breezy Point last Sunday,
with another off Staten Island the day before.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted at Gilgo Saturday, a WILSON’S SNIPE at Swan
Lake in East Patchogue Wednesday.

This week lingering RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted in Central Park just
west of East 68th Street, at Hendrickson Park and Caumsett State Park and
at the Makamah Preserve in Fort Salonga, and another was found in Dix Hills
Wednesday.

Certainly unexpected among the landbirds were a BALTIMORE ORIOLE in
Brooklyn Monday and, especially, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Southards Pond
Park in Babylon last

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 February 2017

2017-02-17 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 17, 2017
* NYNY1702.17

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Greater White-Fronted Goose
ROSS’S GOOSE
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Common Goldeneye
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
American Bittern
Rough-legged Hawk
SANDHILL CRANE
Wilson’s Snipe
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-headed Woodpecker
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
Baltimore Oriole

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 17,
2017 at 6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK GUILLEMOT, THICK-BILLED MURRE,
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, SANDHILL CRANE, PINK-FOOTED and ROSS’S GEESE,
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED
GULLS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and more.

Last Sunday morning an immature BLACK GUILLEMOT was found just inside the
Montauk harbor inlet and it was still there today, diving actively near the
Coast Guard Station on Star Island.

Also in the Montauk area an adult winter LITTLE GULL was spotted moving by
the Point Tuesday morning with a few BONAPARTE’S GULLS and was off Camp
Hero today.  A female KING EIDER was still off the restaurant both Saturday
and Tuesday mornings, some RAZORBILLS continue off the Point and an ICELAND
GULL remains around the Montauk harbor inlet.  On Thursday and Friday a
BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen with BONAPARTE’S at the south end of Lake
Montauk.

Another nice alcid was a THICK-BILLED MURRE seen briefly Saturday before it
dove and disappeared off Rocky Point Marsh in Queens.  This area is
directly across Rockaway Inlet from Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, west of the
Marine Parkway Bridge.

The north fork TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was still visiting the cedars along
North Sea Drive in Southold at least to Wednesday – look especially in the
vicinity of the blue house #1625 North Sea Drive.

On the south fork the SANDHILL CRANE was again feeding in the fields along
Wainscott Hollow Road last Sunday.  If not there, check around Wainscott
Pond off Wainscott Main Street.

Two TUNDRA SWANS were still on Lake Ronkonkoma Wednesday.

The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE in Valley Stream was still at Hendrickson Park today,
and a 2nd revisited Elda Lake in North Babylon last Saturday.

A ROSS’S GOOSE was reported today from Narrow River Road in Orient.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were on the private golf course east of
Wellwood Avenue near the often productive cemeteries in the Farmingdale
area, these west of Belmont Lake State Park, a presumed overnight roosting
area for most of these geese.  Another WHITE-FRONTED was back on Playland
Lake in Rye Wednesday to today, usually flying out early in the morning.

A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continues with COMMON GOLDENEYES around Prospect
Point just a little northwest of the Sands Point Preserve.  Usually you
would need to walk out along the beach to view the GOLDENEYES.

Drake EURASIAN WIGEON were seen this week at Brooklyn’s Salt Marsh Nature
Center section of Marine Park, at Mill Creek on Staten Island, and on Fresh
Pond in Fort Salonga.

Birds at Shinnecock Tuesday included 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, AMERICAN BITTERN,
and ICELAND GULL.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was noted again at Cammanns Pond off Merrick Road last
Saturday, and another appeared off Orient Point, seen from the New London
Ferry Wednesday.

Single GLAUCOUS GULLS were noted in Bellport Saturday and on Roosevelt
Island in Manhattan Thursday.  A few ICELAND GULLS continue along the
Brooklyn shoreline, with one also still visiting Prospect Park Lake to
Thursday.

A RAZORBILL was seen off Coney Island Beach and Breezy Point last Sunday,
with another off Staten Island the day before.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted at Gilgo Saturday, a WILSON’S SNIPE at Swan
Lake in East Patchogue Wednesday.

This week lingering RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted in Central Park just
west of East 68th Street, at Hendrickson Park and Caumsett State Park and
at the Makamah Preserve in Fort Salonga, and another was found in Dix Hills
Wednesday.

Certainly unexpected among the landbirds were a BALTIMORE ORIOLE in
Brooklyn Monday and, especially, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Southards Pond
Park in Babylon last

[nysbirds-l] Second great gray owl

2017-02-17 Thread Pat Aitken 
Spotted in field on Robinson Bay Road, near entrance road.  Great spot by
John Gaglione

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[nysbirds-l] Second great gray owl

2017-02-17 Thread Pat Aitken 
Spotted in field on Robinson Bay Road, near entrance road.  Great spot by
John Gaglione

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[nysbirds-l] Great gray owl

2017-02-17 Thread Pat Aitken 
Being seen on Robinson Bay road
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[nysbirds-l] Great gray owl

2017-02-17 Thread Pat Aitken 
Being seen on Robinson Bay road
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Pat Aitken | 516.857.7567

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Mott Lane Marsh, Brookhaven

2017-02-17 Thread Ben Cacace 
A marker was created for 'Mott Lane Marsh, Brookhaven' just outside of
Wertheim NWR in Suffolk County. The hotspot should be available within 12
hours.

If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
are the steps:

— Sign into eBird.org
— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
— At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on one
page
— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
with the # of checklists you'll be merging
— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

All checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot
with this process.
-- 
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Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Mott Lane Marsh, Brookhaven

2017-02-17 Thread Ben Cacace 
A marker was created for 'Mott Lane Marsh, Brookhaven' just outside of
Wertheim NWR in Suffolk County. The hotspot should be available within 12
hours.

If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
are the steps:

— Sign into eBird.org
— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
— At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on one
page
— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
with the # of checklists you'll be merging
— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

All checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot
with this process.
-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] Little gull

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Seen from Camp Hero around 9:45 AM
Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Little gull

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Seen from Camp Hero around 9:45 AM
Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Black headed hull

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Present at south end of Lake Montauk in company of Bonapartes
Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Black headed hull

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Present at south end of Lake Montauk in company of Bonapartes
Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] East end Suffolk County

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Black guillemot present near Coast Guard Station, seen from pier at end of Star 
Island Road at 7:25

At Ditch Plains 3 purple sandpipers on jetty and 4 Bonaparte's gulls were 
present around 7:45 AM

Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] East end Suffolk County

2017-02-17 Thread Michael Higgiston 
Black guillemot present near Coast Guard Station, seen from pier at end of Star 
Island Road at 7:25

At Ditch Plains 3 purple sandpipers on jetty and 4 Bonaparte's gulls were 
present around 7:45 AM

Mike Higgiston 
Vince Cagno 

Sent from my iPhone

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